July 21, 2013

Belgium's King Philippe, right, kisses the hand of Queen Mathilde as they stand on the balcony of the royal palace in Brussels. Philippe has taken the oath before parliament to become the country's seventh king after his father Albert abdicated.

An election officer brings a ballot box from polling station at a ballot counting center for the upper house election in Tokyo, Japan. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc won a convincing victory in an upper house election.